Producer

STUDIO

THE ROLE

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience managing engineering initiatives and teams.
• Shipped at least two console game titles and/or 3-5 years of relevant experience in games.
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently across teams and disciplines.
• Open to feedback and thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with the leadership team to understand and balance priorities and project requirements.
• Collaborate with Directors and Leads to develop and communicate the vision and roadmap for specific areas.
• Gather requirements and break down the product vision and high-level goals into tasks and actionable plans; maintain the task tracking database.
• Create short (sprint), medium (milestone) and long term (project) schedules and plans, monitor capacity and velocity and track progress.
• Provide visibility and create clarity by providing updates to stakeholders and external partners, and keeping the team informed of the current goals and latest changes.  
• Facilitate creative problem solving to assist your team(s) to overcome obstacles, eliminate blockers, and devise effective and efficient development strategies.
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration and discussions so that teams can work effectively towards ambitious goals.
• Oversee the development of features from concept to completion and ensure the successful completion of tasks and goals.
• Identify areas of improvement and work with the team to strategize alternate solutions.
• Support the production team and mentor junior production staff as needed.

YOU SET YOURSELF ABOVE WITH:

• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• Experience unifying teams and driving towards a common goal.
• Experience with different production methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps, etc.)
• Familiarity with all aspects of game development (design, art, and engineering)
• Passion for video games